
Bitdeer revenue rallies to $189M amid aggressive AI and mining expansion
Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) reported a significant top-line surge for the first quarter of 2026, as the company scales its self-mining operations and accelerates its pivot toward high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence infrastructure.
While the expansion drive led to a substantial net loss for the period, the company’s underlying operational metrics showed record growth in hash rate and electrical capacity.
Bitdeer reported total revenue of $188.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, a nearly 170% increase compared to the $70.1 million reported in the first quarter of 2025.
The revenue growth was primarily powered by the company’s self-mining business, which brought in $146.9 million as Bitdeer successfully deployed its proprietary SEALMINER hardware across its global data center fleet.
The rapid scaling came with significant costs.
The company reported a cost of revenue of $228 million, resulting in a gross loss of $39.0 million.
Net loss for the quarter reached $159.5 million, or $1.42 per share, compared to a net income of $105.3 million a year ago—a swing largely attributed to non-cash fair value adjustments on digital assets and the absence of one-time gains recorded in the prior year.
Despite the net loss, adjusted EBITDA turned positive at $14.4 million, reflecting improved operational efficiency in its core mining processes.
The company's strategic pivot toward AI infrastructure gained momentum during the quarter.
Bitdeer’s AI cloud business reached an annualized recurring revenue (ARR) of approximately $69 million by April, driven by high utilization rates for its NVIDIA-powered GPU clusters.
The company is currently converting several legacy mining sites, including its Tydal, Norway facility, into AI-ready data centers to meet surging enterprise demand for high-performance compute.
Financially, Bitdeer remains heavily capitalized for its expansion.
The company ended the quarter with $297.7 million in cash and restricted cash, alongside $245 million in digital assets.
While total borrowings stood at $1.9 billion, much of this is comprised of long-term convertible notes used to fund its multi-gigawatt infrastructure pipeline.